Bachelor’s Degree graduate (or in final semester) in Finance/Accounting/Business Administration

Close date:

27 Sep, 2019

About Quest Financial Services:

Quest Financial Services is an accounting company based in Kabul, Afghanistan, providing professional financial services to international organizations and Afghan businesses. Led by an American CPA and staffed by qualified Afghans, the Quest team combines international best practices with local Afghan knowledge to provide a comprehensive set of accounting and tax services. Quest Financial Services specializes in outsourced accounting services, tax advisory and compliance, financial system implementation, and training.

Job Description:

This is a six-month position. There are openings for 12-18 female Finance Assistants in each of three regions (Kabul, Mazar, and Herat). Each of the selected Finance Assistants will be assigned to a local business for their work assignment. The Finance Assistant will be responsible for the overall financial activities at the assigned local business, reporting to the business owner but working under the guidance of a professional finance mentor from Quest as part of an established financial training program.

Job Requirements:

Assist the finance mentor to complete client business assessment and workplans while cooperating with the finance mentor to determine a suitable accounting system for the business.

With assistance from finance mentor, prepare migration plan for the business from current accounting system to the new system, if business has an unfit accounting system.

Cooperate with finance mentor in order to create/develop financial system for the business.

Under guidance of finance mentor, post all opening balances to the accounting system and file proper documentation.

Develop financial practices and procedures together with the assigned finance mentor and business.

And any other tasks as deemed necessary in order to improve and sustain good accounting and financial system in the client business.

Submission Guideline:

Note: your ability to follow instructions and willingness to learn will be judged by how well you follow the instructions for submitting an application.

Candidates should submit their cover letter and CV in a single combined PDF document by email to recruitment@questfinancial.af. Please limit the PDF document to no more than five pages and put your first and last name in the title of the PDF document.
Candidates must fill out an online application form in order to be considered for an interview. After emailing your cover letter and CV to recruitment@questfinancial.af, you will receive an automatic email response with a link to the online application form.